HowTo Install Firebird 2.0.3 Database Server On Ubuntu 7.10
This tutorial explains how you can install the Firebird database server (version 2.0.3) on an Ubuntu 7.10 server.
Category: Worth Reading
Content not direct related to FB, but interesting reading.
Win32 Lazarus/Firebird embedded runs on PCBSD! with wine
I was very surprised realizing that my Win 32 Lazarus+Firebird embedded application can be installed and running on PCBSD (www.pcbsd.org) OS under Wine. Although I couldn’t install Win32 Firebird server, it seems that embedded server (consists of .dll files) works OK! One more option for multiplatform pograming…
Regards,Zlatko
Qt4 + Firebird – problem solved in ubuntu
This week I looked at Firebird2 and decided to give it a try. In a few minutes I discovered that the package libqt4-sql (the one that provides support for accessing databases from Qt4 apps) comes with just a few drivers enabled (coincidentally the ones that I mentioned above). Firebird is NOT enabled by default.
Here is how it was solved
Playing with Django and Firebird
I’ve been messing around with Django for a while now and having fun. It reminded me of why and how I got started in this field.
[ED:There is an nice firebird mention ]
Using Apache, Webware and Firebird as the database I set out to build something.
Firebird? Yes anything to avoid the MySQL bandwagon. I couldn’t say for sure now, but at the time Firebird was far superior to MySQL. The Firebird team didn’t think that ACID properties, foreign key constraints, stored procedures etc. were just some esoteric optional extras for something with pretensions to being an RDBMS.
Firebird .NET provider and calling sp with parameters
Firebird .NET provider has ability to create parameterized queries. Both named and unnamed parameters are supported. Everything works as you expect with select, insert, delete or update commands. The tricky part comes with stored procedures. Unlike MS SQL, that has direct support for named parameters, in provider, we’re parsing parameter names and we’re sending it to server “in right order”, so developer doesn’t need to know, that internally parameters were send unnamed.
Best way to open an database in qt(c++classes)
I want to exchange some ideas. I have a class to connect to the database Firebird. All classes that need access to the database is inherited this class. What is the best way to make connection to the database?
What is SchemaProber?
The main purpose of SchemaProber is to provide a lightweight representation of a database schema. It doesn’t do anything except relay information from the database. Here’s the class diagram for SchemaProber
ADA (Autonomic Database Agent) – new project
ADA (Autonomic Database Agent) is a project that shows how to use AC concepts using AC techniques to implement autonomic behavior on a DBMS, a very popular kind of application, widely used nowadays and also a field where exploring autonomic concepts will show clear results. [He is using firebird for this autonomic unit]
please save ibwebadmin in debian/ubuntu
This package is neither part of unstable nor experimental. This probably means that the package has been removed (or has been renamed). Thus the information here is of little interest … the package is going to disappear unless someone takes it over and reintroduces it into unstable.
Firebird installation, easy way?
What would be the easiest way to redistribute FireBird server?